Overuse and misuse of antibiotics leading to rise of resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria
November 15, 2016
Overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents in hospitals is an urgent problem. Surgeons around the world, who often prescribe antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis, need to take a leadership role in promoting “antimicrobial stewardship programs” (ASPs) that can optimize antimicrobial agent use in the hospital.
That’s the message from the Surgical Infection Society and the World Society of Emergency Surgery in an open-access paper entitled “Antimicrobial Stewardship: A … read more